Out-of-bounds Write Affecting polkit package, versions <121-150500.3.6.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-POLKIT-10977538
  • published26 Jul 2025
  • disclosed25 Jul 2025

Introduced: 25 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-7519  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 polkit to version 121-150500.3.6.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream polkit package and not the polkit package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in polkit. When processing an XML policy with 32 or more nested elements in depth, an out-of-bounds write can be triggered. This issue can lead to a crash or other unexpected behavior, and arbitrary code execution is not discarded. To exploit this flaw, a high-privilege account is needed as it's required to place the malicious policy file properly.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1